US PresidentDonald Trump said on Wednesday that John Bolton, dismissed a day earlier as national security adviser, had been a "disaster" on North Korea policy, "out of line" on Venezuela, and did not get along with important administration officials. Mr Trump said Mr Bolton had made mistakes, including offending North Korea's...

Two frogs were wedded in July to appease the Hindu god of rains, Lord Indra, and bring favor, and rainfall, to drought-stricken Bhopal. The hoppily married couple have now been divorced after the area experienced intense flooding. Since the...

Shinjiro Koizumi says: ‘We will be doomed if we allow another accident to occur’ Japan’s new environment minister has called for the country’s nuclear reactors to be scrapped to prevent a repeat of the Fukushima nuclear disaster . Shinjiro Koizumi’s comments, made hours after he became Japan’s...

"Ruling Yemen is like dancing on the head of snakes" Ali Abdullah Saleh (1942~2017), former president of Yemen A country strategically located in the Middle East, Yemen is home to an ancient civilisation mentioned in the Holy Scriptures. Its rich culture introduced coffee and frankincense to the world, and its people built the world's...

SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea said Wednesday, September 11, leader Kim Jong Un observed the test-launch of a super-large multiple rocket launcher, the latest in a series of weapons tests performed amid stalled diplomacy over the North's nuclear program. Tuesday's rocket launcher test was made hours after North Korea said it was willing to...

Karbala [Iraq]: At least 31 pilgrims were killed and 100 others sustained injuries in a stampede at a major shrine here on Tuesday, country’s Health Ministry said, as cited by Sputnik. Thousands of pilgrims swarm Karbala every year on the day of Ashoura, one of the most sacred religious holy days for Shiite Muslims. Ashoura commemorates the...

SEOUL (Reuters) - A typhoon pounded North Korea on Saturday, killing five people and injuring three, state news agency KCNA reported on Sunday. Typhoon Lingling, one of the most powerful typhoons to have battered...

Seven Amazonian countries on Friday signed a pact to protect the world's largest tropical forest via disaster response coordination and satellite monitoring, amid recent fires that torched thousands of square miles of the jungle. The presidents of Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru, the vice-president of Suriname and the natural resource minister...

AFP-JijiSEOUL (AFP-Jiji) — China reasserted its backing for North Korea on Tuesday as its foreign minister visited Pyongyang, vowing to maintain “close communication” with its longstanding ally in the face of deadlocked nuclear talks with Washington. Beijing has long been North Korea’s key diplomatic backer and main provider of trade and aid, and...

As North Korea fired off a series of missiles in recent months – at least 18 since May – PresidentDonald Trump has repeatedly dismissed their importance as short-range and “very standard” tests. And although he has conceded “there may be a United Nations violation,” the president says any concerns are overblown. Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s leader,...